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now he disavows the comments, perhaps in time for the debate when president obama is expected to be ready for attack. >> thank you. >>> sue herrera has visited us from cnbc headquarters today here in our studios, by the way, the markets reacted in a big way today as job news, stocks closed at the highest level today in nearly five years, as you sue, know, all too well. what does it mean? >> i think it was a good report in one sense in that the economy is continuing to add jobs, but it was not a great report. we need to continue to see better numbers than this. 150 or 200,000 new jobs created for the next few months to get us back to levels of much better employment. it is a start, but not a great report. it is a start but not a good report. >> as we saw in andrea's set-up piece, the combination of the retired executive with the twitter account made some trouble for the president today. the comments aside, in your experience can numbers like this be manipulated at all? >> no, because it is a difficult number to put together, that is for a reason, because they don't want it to be manipulate
now he disavows the comments, perhaps in time for the debate when president obama is expected to be ready for attack. >> thank you. >>> sue herrera has visited us from cnbc headquarters today here in our studios, by the way, the markets reacted in a big way today as job news, stocks closed at the highest level today in nearly five years, as you sue, know, all too well. what does it mean? >> i think it was a good report in one sense in that the economy is continuing to add...
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president obama, mitt romney and the debate in denver everyone is talking about. >>> breaking news about american airlines. why dozens of planes in the air tonight are being grounded when they land. >>> out of gas. why some gas stations are shutting down in a place where prices are already over $5 a gallon. >>> is it a hien danger of chemical of plastics and cans are of high importance to mothers and their newborns. >>> and bird's eye view. what we look like to them. "nightly news" begins now. >>> from nbc news world headquarters in new york, this is "nbc nightly news" with brian williams. >>> good evening. they now estimate over 67 million of us watched the debate in denver last night and what people saw was a highly energized, motivated and combative mitt romney sharing the stage with a subdued and lackluster president obama. what they saw was mitt romney on his way over the course of 90 minutes to scoring a clear and consensus victory in what will be the first of three meetings. between these two men. for romney, today felt like a new chapter. here's a look at the crowd waiting for hi
president obama, mitt romney and the debate in denver everyone is talking about. >>> breaking news about american airlines. why dozens of planes in the air tonight are being grounded when they land. >>> out of gas. why some gas stations are shutting down in a place where prices are already over $5 a gallon. >>> is it a hien danger of chemical of plastics and cans are of high importance to mothers and their newborns. >>> and bird's eye view. what we look like...
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meanwhile, tomorrow is the obama's 20th wedding anniversary. mrs. obama recently joked she would like her husband to write love you, honey on his hand so she and 50 million or so others can see it when he waives. >> as we said, all begins just over 24 hours from now. peter aim ex-an der already in the venue in denver and set tonight. thanks. >>> our political director chuck todd is also part of our team in denver, tonight debuting our pre-debate polling numbers. chuck, how interesting that 34 states are voting, but this race is still on the move, and either a gaffe or a big moment at one of these debates could change the numbers further. >> reporter: look, it's absolutely true. and let's look at our new nbc/wall street journal poll. there are two numbers that matter more when judging whether a president wins re-election or not. it's his job approval rating and where people see the direction of the country. for the president right now, his job approval rating is at 49%. disapproval at 48. our pollsters tell us that 49 is in the re-elect zone. now, lo
meanwhile, tomorrow is the obama's 20th wedding anniversary. mrs. obama recently joked she would like her husband to write love you, honey on his hand so she and 50 million or so others can see it when he waives. >> as we said, all begins just over 24 hours from now. peter aim ex-an der already in the venue in denver and set tonight. thanks. >>> our political director chuck todd is also part of our team in denver, tonight debuting our pre-debate polling numbers. chuck, how...
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. >>> good evening, if you were among the over 60 million of us who watched the presidential debate, then you know we saw two things that night, really, an energized mitt romney, and lackluster president obama, and tonight it appears what happened that night has the numbers on the move there was new polling when they opened up against the president, the numbers show the race trending, tightening, trending towards romney, at least right now, we begin with peter alexander, traveling with the romney campaign. >> reporter: brian, good evening to you, a romney adviser tells me that the campaign is stronger, that the candidate is increasingly confident. he tried to draw a sharp contrast on the issue of national security. with just 29 days to go, following the last debate, the race is quickly tightening, but remains volatile. the polls had different results. the latest poll shows romney leads, now up four points between the likely voters, but a new gallup poll shows the president up by five. looking to capitalize on his momentum, today, romney tried to frame himself as a steady commander-in
. >>> good evening, if you were among the over 60 million of us who watched the presidential debate, then you know we saw two things that night, really, an energized mitt romney, and lackluster president obama, and tonight it appears what happened that night has the numbers on the move there was new polling when they opened up against the president, the numbers show the race trending, tightening, trending towards romney, at least right now, we begin with peter alexander, traveling with...
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president obama at this exclusive williamsburg, virginia, hotel, wrapping up what debate experts call the debate coaching. on the eve of his lackluster denver debate, the president took a trip to the hoover dam, today, not a single event planned in massachusetts, it was about substance, including where to look, at the president, the moderator or the campaigner. aides tell nbc news the president will bring up romney's comments, seemingly to talk about the 47% of americans as victims. an admission in denver that puzzled supporters. both are trying to fend off questions that dog their campaign, the president on his administration's failure to add security, before the last month's attack on libya. >> this goes to the security professionals at the state department, but didn't come to the white house. >> reporter: romney, for vague explanations on the tax plan. >> i think the president understands the tax rate needs to come down. we need to broaden the base. the match, the numbers show a dead heat. romney's strong debate performance credited with a strong change in perception, with many hol
president obama at this exclusive williamsburg, virginia, hotel, wrapping up what debate experts call the debate coaching. on the eve of his lackluster denver debate, the president took a trip to the hoover dam, today, not a single event planned in massachusetts, it was about substance, including where to look, at the president, the moderator or the campaigner. aides tell nbc news the president will bring up romney's comments, seemingly to talk about the 47% of americans as victims. an...
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there is more debate on the issue of president obama's regulatory policies, the health care debate, fiscal deficits, things holding businesses back from hiring. that's really both in the political sphere and in the economic sphere. >> speaking of the political sphere, chuck, we know no president since fdr has won re-election with unemployment higher than 7.2%. there has to be some nervousness in the obama campaign. >> reporter: they've always believed their opponent is not mitt romney. their opponent is this economy. and this is stagnation is something that they think they know how to muddle through and win an election like this but it's certainly not the way they prefer. they did expect to see the economy growing a little bit more and you could just see in the president's body language today when he made his remarks about the job numbers, it took him 20 minutes to get there because he has to explain the depths of the recession to convince voters why we haven't recovered yet but recovery could still come. >> steve, you heard tom costello say there are some positives. should we be optimisti
there is more debate on the issue of president obama's regulatory policies, the health care debate, fiscal deficits, things holding businesses back from hiring. that's really both in the political sphere and in the economic sphere. >> speaking of the political sphere, chuck, we know no president since fdr has won re-election with unemployment higher than 7.2%. there has to be some nervousness in the obama campaign. >> reporter: they've always believed their opponent is not mitt...
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barack obama and mitt romney are both nearing the end of intense debate prep, and coaching sessions. and at this point, they're designed either to create or prevent that moment that we've all seen that can somehow change the race. and with millions of americans watching these debates like a kind of super bowl of american politics, the stakes are high as the two men face each other in denver, just two days from now. we begin tonight with nbc's andrea mitchell in our d.c. newsroom. andrea, good evening. >> good evening, brian. it is the political super bowl, or perhaps the world series. mitt romney, behind in all battleground polls for the last three weeks, now has the most to gain from a game-changing night. and the most to lose if he doesn't turn it around. as the candidates head to debate camp, rolling up their sleeves, getting down to work, each claims to be the underdog. >> governor romney, he's -- he's a good debater. i'm just okay. >> he plays, barack obama, he plays them well, too. i hate to tell you. >> reporter: mitt romney practicing with ohio senator rob portman looks like
barack obama and mitt romney are both nearing the end of intense debate prep, and coaching sessions. and at this point, they're designed either to create or prevent that moment that we've all seen that can somehow change the race. and with millions of americans watching these debates like a kind of super bowl of american politics, the stakes are high as the two men face each other in denver, just two days from now. we begin tonight with nbc's andrea mitchell in our d.c. newsroom. andrea, good...
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by talk of religious freedom being infringed upon by president obama. that's their argument. that's their view. it's resonating on some voters. but what limbaugh did in going after this georgetown law student without a basis of fact in terms of what her testimony was, was to take it to a much more offensive level which is why i think he apologized if you read the statement. i think there are a lot of republicans who are worried this is "a," a fight that the republicans should not be having right now over contraception of all things which is a pretty much a settled matter in terms of access for women. not only is birth control but a matter of women's health, but he escalated it to the degree and there are female voters who are energized on the democratic side of this. >> let me get your thoughts on upcoming super tuesday. ohio is considered the big prize, but how important is it for santorum and romney to create some distance with ohio being key to that? >> it's a general election battleground, and if you're mitt romney you want to create some momentum a
by talk of religious freedom being infringed upon by president obama. that's their argument. that's their view. it's resonating on some voters. but what limbaugh did in going after this georgetown law student without a basis of fact in terms of what her testimony was, was to take it to a much more offensive level which is why i think he apologized if you read the statement. i think there are a lot of republicans who are worried this is "a," a fight that the republicans should not be...
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i think -- i -- i think it is called rom-nesia, here is the good news, obama care covers pre-existing conditions. >> with governor romney on his way to florida, the site of the final debate, his running mate in the state making the case for him. >> of all the things romney has done in his life it is how to turn sluggish, slow, organizations into lean, effective organizations, this is what he did in his career. >> romney's campaigning in florida, in 2008 they supported mr. obama, today, they wrote, we have little confidence that mr. obama would be more successful in managing the budget in the next four years. the president did receive some significant newspaper support today, including the tampa bay times in florida, "the denver post," and even the salt lake city tribune. >> everybody take a seat, otherwise, clint eastwood will yell at them. last night in new york city, it was all smiles and friendly barbs. the two men took a break from the heated campaign to co-headline the al smith dinner >> i was actually hoping the president would bring joe biden along this evening because he will
i think -- i -- i think it is called rom-nesia, here is the good news, obama care covers pre-existing conditions. >> with governor romney on his way to florida, the site of the final debate, his running mate in the state making the case for him. >> of all the things romney has done in his life it is how to turn sluggish, slow, organizations into lean, effective organizations, this is what he did in his career. >> romney's campaigning in florida, in 2008 they supported mr....
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. >>> now to the big debate underway at the supreme court, over president obama's massive health care reform law. today was the main event of the three-day event. historic arguments over whether the requirement that americans buy health insurance is constitutional at all. a lot of the experts have been predicting that the law would probably stand. but after today, all bets are off. our justice correspondent pete williams with us from the court tonight. pete good, evening. >> reporter: brian, it's impossible to predict, based on today's argument, what the court will do weeks from now once the decision is finally written. but it does seem the majority of the justices are skeptical that congress has the power to pass such a sweeping law. [ chanting ] >> reporter: with demonstrations outside the court more organized today, for and against the health care law -- [ chanting ] >> reporter: -- the justices inside wrestled with the key question, does congress have the power to require every american to buy something on the private market, specifically, health insurance? just as anthony kennedy
. >>> now to the big debate underway at the supreme court, over president obama's massive health care reform law. today was the main event of the three-day event. historic arguments over whether the requirement that americans buy health insurance is constitutional at all. a lot of the experts have been predicting that the law would probably stand. but after today, all bets are off. our justice correspondent pete williams with us from the court tonight. pete good, evening. >>...
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talk show rounds this morning, hitting on romney's conservative claims. >> comes out here in these debates and tries to say he's the conservative in the race. it is a joke. >> reporter: defending his snob remark about the president, suggesting all americans give college a try, even going after in graphic detail the famed 1960 speech by john f. kennedy to protestant ministers. >> i believe in a president whose views on religion are his own private affair. >> reporter: a speech about separation of church and state. >> i don't believe in an america with a separation of church and state as absolute. people of faith have no role in the public square, you bet that makes you throw up. >> reporter: for mitt romney, who picked up an endorsement from arizona's governor jan brewer in advance of that state's tuesday primary, connecting with the religious right has been a struggle. >> kim drives a couple of cadillacs actually. >> reporter: so too with blue collar republicans, like some of today's nascar fans, many of whom say romney is out of touch. >> you know, i can't be perfect. i just am who i am.
talk show rounds this morning, hitting on romney's conservative claims. >> comes out here in these debates and tries to say he's the conservative in the race. it is a joke. >> reporter: defending his snob remark about the president, suggesting all americans give college a try, even going after in graphic detail the famed 1960 speech by john f. kennedy to protestant ministers. >> i believe in a president whose views on religion are his own private affair. >> reporter: a...
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obama. >> reporter: ryan is the architect of a sweeping medicare reform plan. instead of a government insurance guarantee for health care coverage, ryan's plan calls for the government to give seniors money to buy their own insurance. the president has been attacking ryan's plan for months. >> he plans to turn medicare into a voucher program. >> reporter: for now the republicans are pushing back by attacking the president for what they say were his cuts to medicare in 2010 to pay for his health care overhaul. >> the president's idea for instance for medicare was to cut it by $700 billion. >> reporter: but medicare was never cut. the cost of the program continues to rise, just at a slower pace. when it comes to the politics of medicare, the first victim is nuance. in 1996, the shoe was on the other foot. republicans proposed slowing medicare's growth. bill clinton called that a cut. >> against medicare again. dole/gingrich tried to cut $270 billion. bob dole. wrong in the past. >> reporter: in 2010 republicans turned the tables on democrats. this year the ryan m
obama. >> reporter: ryan is the architect of a sweeping medicare reform plan. instead of a government insurance guarantee for health care coverage, ryan's plan calls for the government to give seniors money to buy their own insurance. the president has been attacking ryan's plan for months. >> he plans to turn medicare into a voucher program. >> reporter: for now the republicans are pushing back by attacking the president for what they say were his cuts to medicare in 2010 to...
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young voter could factor in, or not, tomorrow night. >> reporter: brian, you remember the town hall debate, they said to the two of them, what are the prospects we'll get a job, from either one of your administrations, they really didn't have an answer for them. the numbers in the country, between 18 and 29 are made up of people who are the young people, who are really facing enough times. half the college graduates now cannot get a job. so we went out to find out what they think about the election this year as opposed to four years ago. >> reporter: four years ago, young voters were on fire for barack obama. but now, the young have cooled off considerably. >> i feel like he forget about our age group. >> reporter: this senior, at hofstra university, voted for the president in 2008. >> i mean, he has not really focused on us as well. but i think that obama thinks he already has the young vote. >> reporter: and you don't like to be taken for granted? >> no, i don't. >> reporter: a poll released showed half of the generation said they will definitely cast a vote tomorrow, down from 63% at th
young voter could factor in, or not, tomorrow night. >> reporter: brian, you remember the town hall debate, they said to the two of them, what are the prospects we'll get a job, from either one of your administrations, they really didn't have an answer for them. the numbers in the country, between 18 and 29 are made up of people who are the young people, who are really facing enough times. half the college graduates now cannot get a job. so we went out to find out what they think about...